Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in UNITED STATES

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $22.80 $30.71 $44.45 $61.14 $82.04
          Yearly $47,420 $63,880 $92,460 $127,180 $170,640
          Washington Hourly $27.57 $36.28 $49.87 $62.04 $73.72
          Yearly $57,350 $75,470 $103,730 $129,040 $153,330
          Delaware Hourly $21.39 $26.54 $35.23 $48.18 $61.44
          Yearly $44,480 $55,190 $73,280 $100,220 $127,790
          Rhode Island Hourly $18.93 $27.02 $36.92 $49.66 $78.61
          Yearly $39,360 $56,200 $76,790 $103,290 $163,510
          Texas Hourly $31.18 $34.03 $53.55 $69.98 $82.11
          Yearly $64,850 $70,780 $111,390 $145,560 $170,800
          Utah Hourly $18.35 $22.54 $24.04 $25.07 $30.23
          Yearly $38,160 $46,890 $50,010 $52,150 $62,880
          Arizona Hourly $17.16 $22.42 $28.22 $36.88 $57.43
          Yearly $35,700 $46,640 $58,700 $76,720 $119,450
          Iowa Hourly $22.22 $29.90 $46.97 $50.80 $58.54
          Yearly $46,220 $62,190 $97,700 $105,670 $121,760
          Louisiana Hourly $29.08 $38.38 $56.33 $63.76 $99.45
          Yearly $60,480 $79,830 $117,160 $132,620 $206,860
          Vermont Hourly $15.29 $21.74 $30.78 $54.17 $57.76
          Yearly $31,800 $45,210 $64,020 $112,670 $120,140
          Virgin Islands Hourly $15.04 $17.65 $23.42 $28.38 $43.88
          Yearly $31,270 $36,720 $48,700 $59,040 $91,280
          New York Hourly $26.37 $38.18 $50.39 $62.14 $79.50
          Yearly $54,850 $79,410 $104,800 $129,250 $165,360
          Connecticut Hourly $23.26 $34.63 $36.45 $54.90 $72.98
          Yearly $48,380 $72,030 $75,810 $114,190 $151,800
          Wisconsin Hourly $17.48 $30.82 $35.76 $49.99 $63.50
          Yearly $36,360 $64,100 $74,390 $103,980 $132,080
          California Hourly $26.95 $35.40 $52.93 $63.61 $167.36
          Yearly $56,060 $73,630 $110,090 $132,310 $348,100
          Puerto Rico Hourly $11.27 $16.67 $22.79 $34.51 $37.68
          Yearly $23,440 $34,670 $47,410 $71,780 $78,380
          Illinois Hourly $23.18 $28.77 $33.46 $50.16 $60.12
          Yearly $48,210 $59,830 $69,600 $104,330 $125,050
          New Jersey Hourly $24.24 $28.78 $43.42 $62.56 $75.38
          Yearly $50,420 $59,860 $90,310 $130,130 $156,790
          West Virginia Hourly $18.87 $29.62 $41.00 $49.49 $57.85
          Yearly $39,250 $61,610 $85,290 $102,940 $120,320
          Minnesota Hourly $18.16 $27.42 $38.90 $53.70 $64.75
          Yearly $37,770 $57,020 $80,920 $111,700 $134,680
          Indiana Hourly $28.47 $30.62 $44.23 $62.68 $102.32
          Yearly $59,220 $63,700 $92,000 $130,380 $212,820
          Pennsylvania Hourly $17.65 $18.55 $29.53 $50.79 $61.09
          Yearly $36,710 $38,580 $61,420 $105,650 $127,060
          North Carolina Hourly $20.69 $27.82 $33.26 $46.08 $50.91
          Yearly $43,040 $57,870 $69,170 $95,840 $105,880
          New Hampshire Hourly $22.85 $32.11 $36.48 $49.16 $79.38
          Yearly $47,530 $66,780 $75,870 $102,250 $165,110
          Florida Hourly $17.42 $25.60 $36.56 $49.30 $65.44
          Yearly $36,240 $53,250 $76,040 $102,540 $136,120
          Mississippi Hourly $22.61 $36.19 $50.11 $66.28 $89.44
          Yearly $47,030 $75,270 $104,220 $137,860 $186,020
          Missouri Hourly $15.36 $21.98 $40.23 $54.92 $76.21
          Yearly $31,960 $45,710 $83,670 $114,230 $158,510
          Tennessee Hourly $28.98 $36.74 $63.80 $79.66 $103.59
          Yearly $60,270 $76,420 $132,710 $165,700 $215,470
          Maine Hourly $22.91 $27.08 $34.99 $38.82 $50.11
          Yearly $47,640 $56,330 $72,770 $80,750 $104,240
          Georgia Hourly $18.58 $21.16 $37.06 $48.69 $58.45
          Yearly $38,640 $44,010 $77,090 $101,280 $121,570
          Virginia Hourly $26.23 $31.95 $42.12 $57.91 $63.54
          Yearly $54,560 $66,460 $87,610 $120,460 $132,160
          South Carolina Hourly $13.27 $21.05 $27.72 $51.30 $59.54
          Yearly $27,600 $43,780 $57,660 $106,710 $123,840
          Michigan Hourly $16.00 $18.25 $25.76 $38.19 $47.32
          Yearly $33,280 $37,950 $53,590 $79,440 $98,420
          Oregon Hourly $25.43 $30.18 $46.66 $61.54 $66.35
          Yearly $52,880 $62,770 $97,050 $128,000 $138,000
          Alaska Hourly $20.37 $29.21 $42.42 $58.51 $71.81
          Yearly $42,360 $60,750 $88,230 $121,700 $149,370
          Massachusetts Hourly $24.50 $29.88 $37.47 $49.01 $61.40
          Yearly $50,960 $62,160 $77,950 $101,940 $127,720
          Hawaii Hourly $22.86 $25.47 $35.08 $49.40 $55.34
          Yearly $47,550 $52,980 $72,960 $102,750 $115,100
          Oklahoma Hourly $26.66 $36.85 $38.03 $47.02 $53.64
          Yearly $55,440 $76,660 $79,110 $97,800 $111,570
          Maryland Hourly $26.41 $47.33 $66.80 $86.31 $106.87
          Yearly $54,920 $98,450 $138,950 $179,520 $222,280
          Alabama Hourly $14.74 $21.87 $33.13 $49.23 $59.55
          Yearly $30,650 $45,500 $68,920 $102,410 $123,860
          Ohio Hourly $18.04 $18.59 $26.96 $37.40 $47.64
          Yearly $37,530 $38,660 $56,070 $77,790 $99,090
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